Alice in Wonderland Cafe in Shinjuku, Tokyo

The trippy new restaurant was conceived by Fantastic Design Works, and is made up of layer upon layer of delights based on the much interpreted children's tale by Lewis Carroll.
While the theme destination is totally spacey in terms of its design,
FDC was conversely quite conscientious in terms of sustainability, using
recycled materials and low formaldehyde paints and fabrics to ensure
healthy indoor air quality levels for guests.

The 2,000 sq. ft. restaurant was designed by Shinjuku Katsunori
Suzuki and Eiichi Maruyama of FDC with the concept of “multi scene
fantasy” in mind. Guests are greeted by humongous “books” when they
enter (the interpretation of the theme is by no means subtle) but the
fun doesn’t end there.

As visitors travel through the space, they fall
deeper and deeper into the “rabbit hole,” unearthing surprises like
mirrored walls, funky grass hedges, and even a “secret” red and black card-themed party room.

In Japan,
all new habitable building construction must adhere to a strict
standard that dictates the allowable level of formaldehyde emissions in
order to regulate air quality. The rating system is tiered from
“one-star” to “four-star” levels, with four-stars representing the
lowest amount of formaldehyde emission. FDC limited all of the paints,
fabrics and carpets to those that were able to achieve the four-star
rating.

Where possible, they also used recycled materials such as
low-formaldehyde MDF and particle board.